militant outfit

Couple, baby ‘forcibly disappeared’

A madrasa teacher, his wife and their six-month-old son were allegedly forcibly disappeared for a month before being produced in a Dhaka court in a case.

‘Biggest militant threat’ country has ever faced

Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya posed a bigger security threat than any militant outfit ever did, law enforcers said.

Not serious but threat is there

Militant group “Neo JMB” is still posing a security threat as its members are making efforts to carry out suicide attacks individually, said counterterrorism officials.

SC upholds lawyer Shakila’s HC bail order

The Supreme Court upholds the High Court order that granted bail to lawyer Shakila Farjana in two cases filed over her alleged involvement in financing a militant outfit.

Editorial / Counter-militancy efforts

A very important aspect of countering the onslaught of the militants in Bangladesh, particularly the religious militants...

Financing militant group: SC lawyer gets bail

The High Court grants bail to Supreme Court lawyer Shakila Farjana in two cases filed for her involvement in financing a militant outfit, clearing the way for her release from jail.

6 suspected Huji men arrested

Police arrested six “members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji)”, including its “Kushtia regional commander”, in the capital's Kotwali area on Tuesday evening.

Terror suspects off the hook

Two alleged Hizb-ut Tahrir operatives, Syed Imdadul Haque Shaikat and Shahidul Islam Hasan, were arrested in the capital's Motijheel area on July 29, 2011, while distributing leaflets of the outlawed militant outfit. Seventeen days into filing a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009, police pressed charges against them for working for a banned organisation, distributing its leaflet and inciting anti-government activities.

Ctg JMB den busted: 3 held with sniper gun, army suits

Two days into the unearthing of a key hideout of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, crackdown on JMB regional commander's den in Chittagong yields high precision semi-automatic sniper rifle, 13 sets of military uniform, explosives and ammunition, police say. The three militants arrested are said to be senior students of Chittagong University.

July 4, 2023
July 4, 2023

Couple, baby ‘forcibly disappeared’

A madrasa teacher, his wife and their six-month-old son were allegedly forcibly disappeared for a month before being produced in a Dhaka court in a case.

January 31, 2023
January 31, 2023

‘Biggest militant threat’ country has ever faced

Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya posed a bigger security threat than any militant outfit ever did, law enforcers said.

August 27, 2017
August 27, 2017

Not serious but threat is there

Militant group “Neo JMB” is still posing a security threat as its members are making efforts to carry out suicide attacks individually, said counterterrorism officials.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

SC upholds lawyer Shakila’s HC bail order

The Supreme Court upholds the High Court order that granted bail to lawyer Shakila Farjana in two cases filed over her alleged involvement in financing a militant outfit.

March 3, 2016
March 3, 2016

Counter-militancy efforts

A very important aspect of countering the onslaught of the militants in Bangladesh, particularly the religious militants...

February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016

Financing militant group: SC lawyer gets bail

The High Court grants bail to Supreme Court lawyer Shakila Farjana in two cases filed for her involvement in financing a militant outfit, clearing the way for her release from jail.

February 18, 2016
February 18, 2016

6 suspected Huji men arrested

Police arrested six “members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji)”, including its “Kushtia regional commander”, in the capital's Kotwali area on Tuesday evening.

December 29, 2015
December 29, 2015

Terror suspects off the hook

Two alleged Hizb-ut Tahrir operatives, Syed Imdadul Haque Shaikat and Shahidul Islam Hasan, were arrested in the capital's Motijheel area on July 29, 2011, while distributing leaflets of the outlawed militant outfit. Seventeen days into filing a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009, police pressed charges against them for working for a banned organisation, distributing its leaflet and inciting anti-government activities.

December 27, 2015
December 27, 2015

Ctg JMB den busted: 3 held with sniper gun, army suits

Two days into the unearthing of a key hideout of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, crackdown on JMB regional commander's den in Chittagong yields high precision semi-automatic sniper rifle, 13 sets of military uniform, explosives and ammunition, police say. The three militants arrested are said to be senior students of Chittagong University.

October 14, 2015
October 14, 2015

‘Arakan Army man’ held in Rangamati

Law enforcers arrest a suspected member of Arakan Army, an insurgent outfit of Myanmar, in Rajasthali upazila of Rangamati.